President Johnson declares full wartime stance in Vietnam
The president told Americans the nation is at war in Southeast Asia and urged doubling the draft to about 35 000 annually. Deferments may be canceled, Selective Service boards reassessing classifications as manpower demands rise. Americans unite behind the president, ready to pursue a hard, no quarter approach in Vietnam.
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Lyndon Johnson
Southeast Asia
Truman
Korea
Rathstr
America
Viet Nam
Johnson
Red China
Russia
United States
Try and Stop Me By Bennett Cerf
Etty Green famed witch of Wall Street died among the world's richest yet stingiest people. Arthur Lewis portrays her life and her son Cal E Green, who squandered millions on yachts and medicines after her death. A Christmas note twists a tale of gifts and humor in this 1953 syndicated piece.
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Etty Green
Wall Street
Arthur “Lewis
Hetty Green
Cal. E. Green
Hetty
Bennet Cerf
King Features Syndicele
Fulton Lewis Speaks as Humphrey Dines with Reds
Washington report notes Vice President Humphrey skipped Captive Nations Week dinner but mingled with Polish diplomats at the Polish Embassy a day later. State Dept says Humphrey avoided antagonizing Eastern bloc while others push Captive Nations critique and support.
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Fulton Lewis Jr
Washington
United States
Nations
Huber Humphrey
Veep
South
Vietnam
Warsaw
Moscow
Munist
Europe
Connecticut
Thomas Dodd
Humphrey
Drozniak
State Department
Hubert
Cracow
U.S
Ment
Assembly of Captive European Nations
Assembly
Edward R. Murrow
Daniel Fiood
Pennsylvania
Flood
House Committee
Cis
New Times
Izvestia
Khrushchev
People's Democratic System
Communist Bloc
DeGaulle's Opinion Of Self Towers At Least 70,000 Feet
A satirical column posits Gen Charles de Gaulle overestimating his own height as a mountain, suggesting Swiss climbers may attempt to ascend from his knees to his nose. It toys with reppurposed Cold War imagery and notes de Gaulle’s appeal to American tourists and money, proposing a mock reconnaissance plan using tourism dollars.
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DeGaulle
Henre Mel
France
Sarre
Eiffel Tower
Charles de Gaulle
The
Gener
Geneva
de Gaulle
United States
Imao
Gen. de Gaulle
Mississippi Boosters Plague for LBJ Amid Coleman Fight
Washington column recalls Mississippi supporters who backed LBJ despite hostility to Negroes. It notes Senator Stennis and Eastland, the Coleman vote in the Senate, and questions whether LBJ truly stands with his allies. Also recounts Syngman Rhee’s visa aid and a Washington electrical storm that damaged Capitol flags and revealed roof leaks.
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Drew Pearson Washington
Mississippi
Lyndon Johnson
Barry Goldwater
Johnson
Lady Bird
John Stennis c
Jim Eastland
Johnson-Humphrey
Goldwater
Freedom Worker
Memphis
Berind Lbj
LBJ
United States Senate
LBIJ
Jim Coleman
Sth Circuit Court of Appeals
John Stennis
Hart
Benc
U.S
Coleman
Clavton-Ledyer
Ihig Sane
Teddy Kennedy
Massachusetts
Young Joe ‘Tydings
Maryland
LBJJ
Suh
Washington
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Honolulu
Roosevelt
Vienna
United States
Cordell Hull
Woodrow Wilson
Rhee
Wilson
Princeton
Hull
Qld
Capitol Hill
Capitol
John Atkinson
Rayburn
Fragmented 20th Century Almanac Snippet
A dated mixed bag of trivia and forecasts includes questions about a2hatkamore and a Kentucky Derby winning horse, plus birth notices for Mussolini Tarkington Rabi Kaiser Powell. It notes a Tunisian island off North Africa and outlines voyage language and a quip about wit.
Spanish pirate clash and 18th century harbor ruin
Ruth Ramsey notes events from 1754 when Jack Slack defeated Jean Petit in the first international boxing match. She recalls a Spanish fleet destroyed by Piali Pasha and Dragut, with captured leaders beheaded, skulls paraded near port for centuries then given Christian burial in the 19th century. The fort’s halls are now silted and ruins choke the island harbor, awaiting fate.
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Piali Pasha
Dragut
Wame
Jack Slack
Jean Petit
France
Daily King Feature Crossword Puzzle
Crossword puzzle clues listed across and down with numbers and partial phrases. Reader fills grid for themed answers including Stimulate herd s of whales ten million rupees and related terms.
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Brew
New Delhi
Know Your Bridge By B. JAY DECKER
South dealer discusses a 6-5 distribution in bridge with a key 6-5 detection method. By bidding two spades, North deduces South holds five spades and longer diamonds, guiding defensive and trump play to limit losers. The essay analyzes route to making contract despite unfavorable diamond and spade breaks.
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Know Your Bridge By
B. Jay Decker
South
North
East
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Fred Hartman
Jjames H.kale
Preston Pendergrass
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Billy Hartman
John ‘Wasley
Paul Putman
Corrie Laughlin
Sing Department
Baytown
Texas
Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Carter
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
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Fulton Lewis
Colossians
Bob Wilson
California
Captive Nations
Reconnaissure
Paris
Champs Elysees
Attes Seer
Benito Mussolini
Booth Tarkington
Isadore Rabi
Edgar K. Kaiser
Robert Yorton
William Powell
North Africa
Tunisia
Sextus
Aurelius Victor
Sicily
Medina-Coeli
Ruth Ramsey
Central Press
Samuel Gompers
West Indies
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Wasr East
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